The Board has remanded the claim for further development due to a lack of examination and incomplete records. The Veteran is seeking service connection for endocrine cancer, which he claims was caused by in-service radiation exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA oncologist's opinion did not consider the Veteran's claimed in-service radiation exposure and an additional examination is needed to determine if any such exposure resulted in his current condition.
- Claimed conditions
- endocrine cancer, neuroendocrine tumor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1022687
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's endocrine cancer is granted as service connected because he reported observable symptoms during his active service that were later associated with the current disability by a medical professional.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to duty to assist errors and a need for an etiological opinion regarding whether the Veteran's pancreatic cancer is related to his in-service herbicide agent exposure.
- Granted
The Veteran's neuroendocrine tumor is granted as service connected due to exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam. The claim was reopened based on new evidence showing a possible link between the condition and his military service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a neuroendocrine tumor, finding that it is not related to his military service or any service-connected conditions.
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